Big girls don’t JOKE

Comedian Bharati Singh did,& girls are following suit

Talk less…keep quiet…sit properly…girls don’t behave like this,” Bharati Singh’s childhood was punctuated with commas and full stops reserved especially for her kind – girls. “There were rules for everything; but they are meant to be broke aren’t they,” Bharati flouted them left,right and centre,stripped off the nice girl image and took on the challenge of something girls are conditioned to be kilometers away – laughter and comedy. “The irony is that if a girl cracks a double meaning joke,she’s considered loose,but if a man does it,he’s lauded! So,with the kind of real life comedy act I had sans double entendres,I was sure I won’t get past the first stage,but I did and made it all the way long,” the bubbly comedian from Amritsar with her expressive acts and fine comic timing shattered many a glass ceilings and proudly made way for other girls to join the ranks. “They used to say ‘no more Bharati’,now they say ‘we want more’!” the 23-year-old graduate from Guru Nanak Dev University,Amritsar proved her point and ended up as the second runners up of Laughter Challenge II. She also received ‘Kalpana Chawla Award of Excellence’ for her contribution and achievement in stand-up comedy. Active in theatre,sports,especially archery,Bharati’s a National Level Rifle shooter as well. But nothing compares to her feat in comedy,and she’s back with seven-year-old Nandini Kapoor from Nagpur on Colors Chhote Miyan,Bade Miyan. “Oh,she’s like my mother,my ustad correcting me constantly,” Bharati confesses that she was a little apprehensive of whether this little girl will be able to perform. “But children can surprise you,and Nandini’s a fast learner,” she says.